Black-Staining Polypore vs Northeastern Peninsula Bunomys

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Bunomys fratrorum

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Northeastern Peninsula Bunomys is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Northeastern Peninsula Bunomys
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Meripilaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Meripilus	Bunomys
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Bunomys fratrorum

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Northeastern Peninsula Bunomys

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Northeastern Peninsula Bunomys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-Staining Polypore

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Northeastern Peninsula Bunomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-Staining Polypore

The Black-Staining Polypore (Meripilus sumstinei) is a species in the genus Meripilus. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.